North West England Gull Project

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Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus recoveries

These birds ringed as part of the North West England Gulls Project have been recovered elsewhere, or have been ringed elsewhere and re-captured or re-sighted by us. Click on a ring number to see a life history for that bird and a map of its known movements.

Ring number Age / sex Activity Date Location Movement Duration

GY39113

N:7L0

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1488km SSW 0y 3m 13d

GY39227

N:3B6

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 12d

GY38771

N:J64

1 Ringed 07 Jul 2023 Carlisle, Cumbria
Colour marks read 18 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1582km SSW 0y 3m 11d

GY39149

N:S57

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 30 Sep 2023 Seaforth Dock Pools, Merseyside 59km SSW 0y 2m 25d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 0y 3m 12d

GY39248

N:5B8

1 Ringed 06 Jul 2023 Bowland - Brennand West, Lancashire
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 10d
Colour marks read 17 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 11d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023
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17 Oct 2023
Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1497km SSW 0y 3m 11d

GV58399

N:W79

1 Ringed 15 Jul 2022 Walney Island, Cumbria
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2023 Lumiar, Lisboa, Portugal 1759km SSW 0y 6m 20d
Colour marks read 16 Oct 2023 Lumiar, Lisboa, Portugal 1759km SSW 1y 3m 1d
Colour marks read 04 Feb 2023
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16 Oct 2023
Lumiar, Lisboa, Portugal 1759km SSW 1y 3m 1d

GY04028

N:K29

1 Ringed 17 Jul 2020 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 18 Nov 2021 Odiel Marshes, Huelva, Spain 1889km SSW 1y 4m 1d
Colour marks read 07 Jul 2022 Ashworth Moor Reservoir, Greater Manchester 43km SE 1y 11m 20d
Colour marks read 23 Aug 2023 Odiel Marshes, Huelva, Spain 1889km SSW 3y 1m 6d
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2023 Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain 1893km SSW 3y 2m 25d

GY39150

N:S58

1 Ringed 05 Jul 2023 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 08 Sep 2023 Quarteira fishing port, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 2m 3d
Colour marks read 12 Oct 2023 Punta Umbría, Huelva, Spain 1893km SSW 0y 3m 7d

GY04330

N:U80

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 11 Oct 2023 IJmuiden Beach, Kennemerstrand, Noord-Holland, Netherlands 508km ESE 2y 3m 3d

GY04339

N:U86

1 Ringed 08 Jul 2021 Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Colour marks read 26 Aug 2021 Muxia, Coruna, Spain 1298km SSW 0y 1m 18d
Colour marks read 05 Oct 2021 Portimão, Lagoa, Faro, Portugal 1923km SSW 0y 2m 27d
Colour marks read 02 Oct 2023 Matosinhos Beach, Matosinhos, Porto, Portugal 1489km SSW 2y 2m 24d
Colour marks read 10 Oct 2023 Praia da Torreira, Aveiro, Portugal 1534km SSW 2y 3m 2d

Map of recoveries

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